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Hambleton road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Hambleton in 2008, and 423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2007 (327), and casualties fell from 530.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,606 collisions in Hambleton.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2008
276
Down 16% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
423
Down 20% on 2007
Fatal collisions
11
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Hambleton in 2008

4% of collisions in Hambleton in 2008 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.1% and 31% in Hambleton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114%
  • Serious6423%
  • Slight20173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight33579%

Hambleton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hambleton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1996. 2008 is highlighted, with 276, down 16% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025141191
2024146221
2023156212
2022154218
2021160225
2020129185
2019162245
2018187297
2017192278
2016224344
2015253399
2014246396
2013234333
2012290408
2011239386
2010232364
2009297458
2008276423
2007327530
2006314497
2005347526
2004441645
2003394600
2002413621
2001423666
2000379581
1999429659
1998406638
1997418690
1996449670
1995388581
1994411629
1993380563
1992367571
1991411600
1990440714
1989408613
1988394602
1987358557
1986338533
1985306446
1984304490
1983273422
1982331519
1981355540
1980348553
1979336516

When and where crashes happen in Hambleton in 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (11%)
  • Tuesday47 (17%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.3%)
  • February16 (5.8%)
  • March23 (8.3%)
  • April23 (8.3%)
  • May18 (6.5%)
  • June22 (8%)
  • July24 (8.7%)
  • August26 (9.4%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October25 (9.1%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December19 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (64%)
  • Wet or damp78 (28%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.8%)
  • Snow5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph74 (27%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph139 (50%)
  • 70 mph54 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (20%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hambleton in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (75%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4%)
  • 16 to 2075 (18%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (16%)
  • 36 to 4569 (16%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4%)
  • Over 7520 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (66%)
  • Passenger114 (27%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle24 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hambleton in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hambleton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Hambleton in 2008

Northallerton South, North Yorkshire, DL7 8NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hambleton in 2008, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Hambleton with the most crashes in 2008

The A19 had the most collisions in Hambleton in 2008: 35, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hambleton, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA193559312
2ndA684335427
3rdA1274217
4thA167222613
5thA168131502
6thA172122303
7thA1707901
8thB62717913
9thA615503
10thB12574501
11thB62674601
12thB62684501
13thB13333301
14thA1732901
15thB12632201
16thB12642310
17thB14482201
18thA1(M)1200
19thA61081100
20thB13631101

Towns in Hambleton: crashes in 2008

Northallerton had the most collisions of any town in Hambleton in 2008: 23.

Postcode districts in Hambleton: crashes in 2008

DL7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hambleton in 2008: 64.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 2008

North Yorkshire recorded 1,908 collisions in 2008, and 14% of them were in the old Hambleton district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Hambleton in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Hambleton in 2008, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Hambleton road accidents in other years